Last Meeting of the Gorilla Club

Name: Last Meeting of the Gorilla Club
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Sara Nickerson
ISBN: 9780593106556

Author: Sara Nickerson

Narrator: Fred Berman

Unabridged: 6 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 08/27/2019

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

A moving new middle grade novel about childhood anxiety and grief, from the author of The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers, Moose, and Me.

Eleven-year-old Josh Duncan has never had much luck making friends--not the real kind, anyway. Moving to a new town is supposed to be a chance to leave behind the problems that plagued Josh at his last school. Problems like Big Brother, Josh's favorite and best friend. Because, as Josh's parents tell him, he's too old to still have imaginary friends.
But even before the first day of school is over, Big Brother reappears--and he's not alone. Only this time one of Josh's imaginary friends seems to be interacting with another boy at school, Lucas Hernandez. Can Lucas see them, too?

Brought together by an unusual classroom experiment and a mysterious invitation to join something called the Gorilla Club, Josh and Lucas are about to discover how a unique way of seeing the world can reveal a real-life friend.

About The Author

Sara Nickerson is the author of The Secrets of Blueberries, Brothers Moose & Me and How to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found. She started her career as a writer and producer for television and film. During a screenwriting class at the University of Washington, she wrote her first novel. She lives in Seattle with her husband and sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla

When you are the new kid and you feel invisible. . . Josh Duncan is that new kid and he has an imaginary friend named Big Brother. Fellow classmate Lucas Fernandez is haunted by his dead best friend Maxie Moon. Through so much of the book the boys move the narrative forward from their own POV. Kids......more

Goodreads review by Tina

This is a ghost story, a story about being different and wanting to fit in, about friendship, about family, and about growing up. It's also a page turner, scary but not too scary, psychologically acute, sad, funny and triumphant. You should read it.......more

Goodreads review by Laura

Wonderful read...enjoyed reading it to my 11 year old son. Was a page turner, with great writing, interesting character development, and suspense. I would recommend this to any middle reader who enjoys mystery set in a contemporary setting that all kids could identify with. I enjoyed the book just a......more

Goodreads review by Kaitlyn

Ever since my dad died I have been looking at books that deal with grief and how they express it. Perhaps this book isn't relatable to me because I'm older but the view of grief and loss of someone you love sticking around even after they've died wasn't super relatable to me (I wish it was ). I coul......more